Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

  • Holmes E. M. (Edward Morell), 1843-1930.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    87. Citrus Limetta, N. Biiham. a. Fruit, preserved wet. Note.—It is from this fruit that lime juice is obtained. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 465. This specimen is fi-om British Guiana. P. J. [1], vol. xi., p. 158. 88. Citrus Limonum, Blsso. a. Fruit, preserved wet. h. Rind. c. Essential oil from ditto. For fig. of the plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 54. 89. Feronia Blephantum, Gorrea. a. Fruit. (Elepliant Apple. Wood Apple.) b. Gum from ditto, t c. Section of stem. Note.—This is the Gomme de I'Inde of Prof. Guibourt. Some of the gum arable of India is probably derived from this tree. See Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 466. Pharmacographia, p. 117. VITACB^. 90. VlTIS VINIFEBA, L. a. Fruit, preserved wet. b. Grape-sugar. OANELLACE^. 91. Canella alba, Murr. a. Bark. b. Branch. Ji/'ofe.—Specimen b has the outer layer of bark partially removed, so as to show the inner bark, which is the part exported. Presented by Mr. Lees. See P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 290. Goebel und Kunze, vol. i., taf. ui., fig. 1-4. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 26. 92. Cinnamodendeon coeticosum, Miers. a. Fine specimen.' (False Winter's Bark.) h. Entire bark. c. Outer layer of bark removed. Note.—This tree yields the bark now known in commerce as Winter's bark. It resembles CaneUa both in colour and taste, but is darker on both surfaces, and contains tannin. For fig. of bark see Goebel und Kunze, taf. iii., £f. 5, 6, 7. The true Winter's bark is yielded by Drimys Winteri, Forst., and is at once distinguished by its very rough inner surface and red brown colovu-. See P. J. [1], vol. xviii., p. 503. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 468. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 27. RUTACB^. 93. Barosma betulina, Bartl. and Wendl. a. Leaves. For fig., see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 45. C